ligger

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɪɡə/    美 /ˈlɪɡɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
  2. A simply supported plank over a stream used as a footbridge.
  3. A nether millstone.
  4. A coverlet for a bed.
  5. A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry. slang
    — Peaches Geldof may be a top showbiz ligger – but now she’s got a group of her own.
  6. A kelt (“thin, recently spawned salmon”).
  7. A baited fishing line attached to a float, for night fishing, etc.
  8. One who lies in bed. dialectal
  9. A layer. dialectal

词形变化

liggers plural liggar alternative,Scotland

词汇关系

衍生词
liggerati outrigger

词源

Inherited from Middle English liggere; equivalent to lig + -er. Doublet of ledger.
Many senses (especially sense 5) are likely formed anew from lig rather than continuations of the preceding senses.
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